Many conservative politicians – but far fewer conservative constitutional scholars – are endorsing the views of the dissenters in the recent Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act. Much as they may dislike the statute, they should think twice about what kind of judges they want on the bench.
On July 7 Libyans began voting for the first time in decades.
The reason for the vote is to elect a General National Council to succeed the National Transitional Council that ruled in the wake of the deposal of Moammar Gaddafi last year and subsequently write a constitution.
We always knew liberals and conservatives had a different way of thinking, and this infographic does a great job mirroring left versus right thinking, showing voting patterns and trends. What do you think? (Click to enlarge)
"I will not be attending this year's convention, nor any Republican convention in the future, until the party focuses on a bigger, bolder, more confident future for the United States—a future based on problem solving, inclusiveness, and a willingness to address the trust deficit, which is every bit as corrosive as our fiscal and economic deficits." -former Republican presidential candidate, Jon Huntsman.
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On Thursday online advocacy and hacktivism took an interesting turn as pro-Assad Syrian hackers took over the Twitter account of Al-Jazeera’s ‘The Stream.’ The show is “a social media community with its own daily TV show on Al-Jazeera.” Stories on their webpage cover a range of issues and all include highlights from the social media community related to the highli
Rachel Maddow explained Friday how Ron Paul could still be nominated at the RNC convention in Tampa even though Mitt Romney is still the party's most likely nominee:
http://youtu.be/kIlYgIBS2nU
Ron Paul-- the congressman from Texas who unwittingly launched a vibrant and eclectic political movement with his 2008 and 2012 bids for the Republican Party's presidential nomination-- is focusing his movement's attention and resources on a single-issue long important to him and his libertarian supporters: Internet Freedom.